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Physical benefits of LaughterResearch has shown that laughter has both preventive and therapeutic values.Laughter helps us keep healthy by enriching the blood with ample supplies of oxygen, the lifeline of our system. According to the science of yoga, life energy (prana) flows through the breath. By controlled and deep breathing we can enhance our own well-being. With the 15-30 minute package offered by the Laughter Club, participant carry home the healthy habit of deep breathing at least 10-20 times a day. This helps to increase the lung capacity, thus enhancing oxygen supply to the body.Laughter helps to remove the negative effects of STRESS, which is the number one killer today. More than 70% of illnesses like high blood pressure, heart disease, anxiety, depression, frequent coughs and colds, peptic ulcers, insomnia, allergies, asthma, menstrual difficulties, tension headaches, stomach upsets and even cancer, have some connection to stress.Laughter helps to boost the IMMUNE SYSTEM, which is the master key for maintaining good health.Other benefits include:Helps control high blood pressure and heart disease. While there are many factors for these like heredity, obesity, smoking and excessive intake of saturated fats, stress is one of the major factors. Laughter definitely helps to control blood pressure by reducing the release of stress-related hormones and bringing relaxation.Increasing stamina through increased oxygen supplyAlleviates pain and gives a sense of well being by releasing endorphins, the body’s painkiller hormones.Effective antidote for depression, anxiety and psychosomatic disorders: laughter boosts the production of serotonin, a natural anti-depressant.Gives an excellent internal massage to the digestive tract and enhances blood supply to important internal organs like the liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and adrenal glands.Ensures good sleep and reduces snoring because laughter is very good for the muscles of the soft palate and throatBrings a happy glow to your face and makes your eyes shine with a thin film of tears which are squeezed from the lachrymal sacs during the act of laughter.Contra-IndicationsToo much of a good thing can become a bad thing. You cannot laugh too little, but you can laugh too much and put your body into destress. Laughing is a powerful form of exercise that gives you more of a cardiovascular workout than many "regular" aerobic activities. A typical Laughter Yoga session lasts about 20 to 30 minutes. Anything beyond 30 minutes is in the red zone and may adversely affect a lot of people, especially seniors. Use your common sense: no strain, no new pains. Please take time to familiarize yourself with our contra-indications and legal disclaimers.Mental, Emotional and Spiritual BenefitsExperts On The Importance Of OxygenMental, Emotional and Spiritual Benefits Of Laughter YogaLaughter Yoga is a new navigation program to help you navigate through life and stay “on top”.Laughter makes it easier to cope with life and its challengesLaughter puts us intensely in the moment. The ability to fully live and experience the “now” is of utmost importance because it is the only moment where we can experience happiness.People who laugh don't worry as much as people who don't laugh, and as such enjoy life more. Laughter makes their circumstances seem less serious and therefore tolerable. A playful approach to everyday things is a key factor in keeping healthy. Daily chores are less burdensome when we laugh while doing them. We aren't always having fun, but we do have a lot more fun with laughter than without.Laughter helps us cope with challenge and conflict better because it gives us a better perspective. It shrinks the hurts of everyday life to a smaller, if not inconsequential size. They appear not as overwhelming. It allows us to stand above an issue, acknowledge it, and treat it lightly in the awareness that we are touched by the issue but not contained by it. Most of us have a tendency to pay such close attention to our issues that they eventually become a huge part of all we see. If we are able to laugh about serious things, they simply can't be that huge. All the uncomfortable traits of the people we interact with in our life suddenly seem both unimportant and entirely bearable when we can laugh about them. We are even able to convince ourselves they are somehow endearing, and we view them with indulgent affection.Laughter makes us feel good because it defuses three of the most painful emotions (fear, anger and boredom) by releasing them. That release, in turn, prevents or stops conflicts, eases tension, and helps people to see one another's point of view better.Laughter helps us cope with problems better. When we trust we drop our defenses. As laughter opens us up and allows us to be vulnerable, we become willing to make changes. We no longer need to keep score of the good things we do for others. We lose track, and we don't even care. Laughter makes us generous to a fault and we feel better giving than receiving.Laughter lifts us up and makes life worth living. You experience that elusive state of being called relaxation. It makes us stress less and enjoy the company of other people more.Laughter Yoga aims to develop joyfulness, not happiness. In contrast to “happiness”, “joyfulness” is the unconditional commitment to have fun despite all of the possible problems that we are faced with in life. Joyfulness is primarily a physical phenomenon. “You fake it until you get it”. The decision may come from the brain, but the process is physical. Because the body and the mind are so closely inter-connected, when you “do good” you “feel good”. “Motion Creates Emotion”. Being joyful / “doing good” actually changes the body chemistry and fosters a healthier state of being.Laughter builds self-confidenceLaughter makes us feel safer and eases much of our awkwardness.Laughter puts anxiety on a back burner for everyone. We can't laugh and worry at the same time. When we release anxiety (a product of the mind) through laughter, our love (the nature of our heart) surges to the surface and we are able to fully experience and enjoy it.Laughter is an important social skill that keeps communications funLaughter interrupts the power struggle. It is really hard to lock down in conflict with someone when you are laughing. When people enter a power struggle and let playfulness drop by the wayside, they lose touch with their laughter, their trust in life and others. This only leads to a downward vicious circle that benefits no one. It leads us to focus on our own needs and not the needs of the people around us.Laughter allows people to be more open with each other because it creates safety, and issues don't seem as awesome. It allows us to express ourselves more clearly because we think more clearly when we laugh.When we laugh with others, we ourselves are fun, and we provide good company. Regular doses of laughter and play also take the work out of staying in love for a lifetime.Laughing for no reason makes us more likeable because it minimizes our need to gain self-confidence by analyzing and judging other people.When we laugh with others, criticism seems to collapse. We are able to let them be themselves and enjoy them even more for that.Laughter breaks down the instinctive barriers between people and allows them to trust each other. The fears most of us have about other people are rooted in the past. We lose them when we laugh and fully experience the present.Laughter is a pathway to unconditional love. Loving with the mind is a two way street (I love / I hate and everything in between). Loving with the heart is only a one way street: I love, I love, I love. Also, the bonding qualities of laughter allow us to feel such emotional closeness that we want to be physically and spiritually close as well. It is something deeper than just biology. It is a part of the mystery of laughter that we have yet to solve.Laughing with others preserves our dignity - a need for relationships and the people in them.Laughing for no reason develops our sense of humor and helps us find more laughter in our lives.Laughing in a group for no reason helps to progressively break down inhibition and other mental blocks which have been created by oneself, one's parents and society. Once these barriers are removed, the infinite potential to laugh unfolds automatically and a sense of humor starts flowing.Unfolding infinite potential through laughterEvery human being has infinite potential to perform and achieve anything he desires, but most of his power lies dormant and untapped. The human brain has a left and a right hemisphere. The left side of the brain is analytical, logical, calculative and concerned with learning skills. You can't learn some things beyond a certain limit. The right side of the brain is concerned with intuition, imagination, inventions, music, art, creativity, meditation and healing. The power of the right side of the brain is unlimited. One of the easiest ways to stimulate the right side of the brain is by playfulness. By being playful one can become more creative and imaginative. It will unfold the unlimited potential of our beings.The problem with most of us is that we can't be playful all the time or with everybody. A laughter club is an ideal platform which gives an opportunity to be playful in a group, without the feelings of embarrassment.Laughter Yoga helps bring forth the best in human nature. Laughing for no reason is born of right brain activity and therefore lacks reason and defies analysis. It is deliciously out of control because it is not a rational process. It is a purely physical process that does not need anything the mind has to offer (i.e. a reason, some sense of humor, or a belief of happiness). It brings forth the uncontrolled and unsubdued voice of the heart / the soul / your higher self that expresses and helps to manifest all of the intrinsic qualities of human nature. It is a state of mind-body in which the dominant emotions are pleasure, peace, love, and joy and as such it imparts a sense of well being and freshness.Laughter changes "who we are" for the better. Humans are creatures of habit. Most of what we consider our identity or "who we are" is really a series of learned behaviors or "what we do". Regular practice of Laughter Yoga helps reprogram negative responses into positive ones (e.g. we argue laughing; we laugh at an imaginary high credit card bill.) Nothing is taken away from the importance of the event except our reaction to it. People who saw themselves as “shy” discover themselves assertive public speakers; short-tempered individuals learn to control their moods and defuse their anger by “laughing it out”, etc.What The Experts Say On The Importance Of Oxygen"Deep breathing techniques which increase oxygen to the cell are the most important factors in living a disease free and energetic life... Remember. Where cells get enough oxygen, cancer will not, cannot occur." --Dr. Otto Warburg, President, Institute of Cell Physiology, Nobel Prize Winner (Dr. Warburg is the only person to ever win the Nobel Prize twice in medicine and he was nominated for a third.)"Breathing correctly is the key to better fitness, muscle strength, stamina, and athletic endurance." --Dr. Michael Yessis, Phd., President Sports Training Institute, Fitness Writer - Muscle and Fitness Magazine"Oxygenation through deep breathing boosts the immune system and can rid the body of chronic illnesses." --Dr. Sheldon Hendler, MD, Medical Researcher Cell Oxygenation, Author "The Oxygen Breakthrough""All body functions are breathing related. Proper oxygen delivery to all parts of your body is crucial to health and well-being. Aerobic exercise increases the body’s available oxygen and therefore promotes wellness. Delivering oxygen to the body is the responsibility of the respiratory system. Breathing is the process by which air enters the bloodstream, via the lungs. Thus, proper breathing, and correcting common breathing disorders, is the ultimate form of aerobics." --Dr. Robert Fried, Breath Connection, Insight Books, 1990, p. 52 "Oxygen tension in tissues enhances the action of some antibiotics — notably amino-glycosides — and the immune system, and stimulates cellular metabolism." --Linda Collison, Hyperbarics: when pressuring patients helps, Health Index"Deep diaphragmatic breathing stimulates the cleansing of the lymph system by creating a vacuum effect which pulls the lymph through the bloodstream. This increases the rate of toxic elimination by as much as 15 times the normal rate." --Dr. J.W. Shields, MD, Lymph, lymph glands, and homeostasis. Lymphology, v25, n4, Dec. 1992, p. 147"Oxygen plays a pivotal role in the proper functioning of the immune system. We can look at oxygen deficiency as the single greatest cause of all diseases." --Stephen Levine, a respected molecular biologist and geneticist, and Dr. Paris M. Kidd, Ph.D., Antioxidant Adaptation"Carbon dioxide is the most abundant of all the end-products of metabolism." --Arthur C. Guyton, M.D., Textbook of Medical Physiology, W.B. Saunders Company, p. 4Facts* People who have a good sense of humour and can chill out enjoy better health* A few minutes of laughter lowers stress hormones and raises the number of circulating antibodies, which fight off disease for almost 36 hours - Paul Pearsall- The Pleasure Prescription* BIG Smiles resets the neurochemistry of the brain toward more positive emotions - Robert Cooper- Health & Fitness Excellence* Laughter increases the immune system, increasing T cell count and IgA and Beta cells* Increases the endorphins from the brain, which assist in managing pain* Helps with breathing problems and respiratory conditions* 100 Laughs is equivalent to 10minutes on a rowing machine - Professor Fry* Lowers Blood Pressure* 10minutes of laughter can give 2 hours of pain free sleep- Norman Cousins- Anatomy of an Illness* We start laughing at 10 weeks old. By 16 weeks we laugh at least once an hour and by four, we're cackling about once every 4 minutes. By the time we get to fifty, the average adult laughs about 15 times a day if they're lucky - Professor Fry* Laughter improves team building, communication skills and self esteem.From Laughter Clubs NSW http://www.laughterclubsnsw.com/FOR MORE INFORMATION you can purchase Dr Kataria's book, Laugh For No Reason or visit his website www.laughteryoga.orgLaughter And Weight LossCortisol is caused by physical and emotional stress! Cortisol is a hormone released by your adrenal glands in response to either physical or emotional stress and that is the reason it is referred to as the "stress" hormone. Whether it's a lot of missed nights of sleep, an extremely low calorie diet or getting caught in a traffic jam, your body responds in much the same way. It secretes cortisol into your bloodstream, which can cause even more problems.This hormone is part of the "fight-or-flight" response that we have as human beings. Faced with stressful situations and danger, we are left to either run or fight. Your body secretes this hormone as a way of defending against stress and danger. Primarily it increases the flow of glucose, protein and fat out of your tissues and into your circulation system. For example, if a bear were chasing you in the woods, your energy levels would increase because it your body's natural response to a physical threat.The dangers of having these high levels of the hormone have been associated with storage of visceral fat, diabetes, heart disease, weakened immune system, and chronic depression.the best idea for preventing these deadly, hormonal, Cortisol surges? Come-on, I know you know the answer. It isn't in some magic Cortisol-blocking pill, is it? That's right, you need to control your STRESS.Laughter will do wonders for your stress levels.Laughter reduces at least four of neuroendocrine hormones associated with stress response. These are epinephrine, cortisol, dopac, and growth hormone.French neurologist Henri Rubenstein said that even one minute of laughter can give the body up to 45 minutes of therapeutic relaxation. It also reduces heart rate and stimulates appetite and digestion. French doctor Pierre Vachet, who studied the physiology of laughter, has concluded that laughter expands the blood vessels and sends more blood racing to the extremities. As it sends more oxygen to every cell in the body, it also serves to speed tissue healing and stabilise many body functions.Laughter also triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and produces a general sense of well-being.

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